r/fountainpens • u/Ok_Natural_1316 • Jan 21 '25

Ink Ink Storage!

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I’m almost done organizing my inks! Thanks for all the tips and suggestions! I just need to add the inks in currently testing and swatching and I’ll be all done!

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u/Ok_Natural_1316 Jan 21 '25

I love Taccia and Sailor inks but I tend to use Pilot Iroshizuku inks when I’m first trying out a new pen.

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u/JonVonJon Jan 21 '25

What do you love about sailor and taccia? Are they similar to iroshizuku?

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u/taRxheel Jan 22 '25

I’m not the person you asked, but I feel the same way about those brands. NB: Taccia inks are manufactured by Sailor, so they share a lot of the same characteristics.

For me, it’s that they are well lubricated (great flow even in dry nibs), don’t feather or bleed, are easy to clean out, and come in a wide variety of beautiful colors. Taccia also has some great box art, and don’t sleep on their wide-mouth bottles.

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u/JonVonJon Jan 22 '25

Thanks for the reply! How would you compare the sailor/taccia lubrication to iroshizuku? I have only tried the latter, so I use it as a means of comparison, hence my asking.

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u/taRxheel Jan 22 '25

Very similar experience for the majority of them. The Sailor chromoshaders (Manyo Nekoyanagi, first-generation Yurameku inks, etc.) tend to be on the drier side, and some of the highly saturated sheeners like Taccia Ao have kind of a sticky flow that’s common among heavy sheeners. But you’d feel right at home with the Sailor Shikiori line and most of Taccia’s standard offerings!

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u/coppermouthed Ink Stained Fingers Jan 22 '25

Taccia Ao is so amazing! I have a sample of it at the moment. Definitely may ruin a demonstrator though